Direct Inject
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Direct Inject. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.
By year
Payments reported as associated with Direct Inject, per program year, as reported to CMS.
Who makes it
Specialties most often involved
Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.
Clinicians most associated with Direct Inject
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Direct Inject. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.
| Clinician | Location | Specialty | Associated payments (2023-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Mccracken | Atlanta, GA | Neurological Surgery | $1,400.00 |
| Adam Kaufman | Baltimore, MD | Otology & Neurotology | $315.62 |
| Natalie Justicz | Ann Arbor, MI | Otolaryngology | $315.62 |
| Michael Lim | Stanford, CA | Neurological Surgery | $207.16 |
| Srujan Kopparapu | Tampa, FL | $204.41 | |
| Kunal Vakharia | Tampa, FL | Neurological Surgery | $204.41 |
| Elliot Neal | Tampa, FL | $204.41 | |
| Gautam Rao | Tampa, FL | $204.41 | |
| Phillip Johansen | Tampa, FL | $204.41 | |
| Siviero Agazzi | Tampa, FL | Neurological Surgery | $204.41 |
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.